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In the history of the country and the world, the date of May 24 is recorded for many good and bad news. This date is remembered as the worst tragedy in the history of football. The date was 24 May 1964 and the place was the National Stadium of Lima, the capital of Peru. A match was taking place here between the football teams of Peru and Argentina. The winner of this match was to get a chance to play in the Olympics to be held in Tokyo. It was a do or die match for both the teams. The Peruvian team was at second place in the points table and two matches were left. To qualify for the Olympics, Peru had to at least draw this match.
There were about 50 thousand spectators sitting in the stadium. This was Peru's home ground, but Argentina had taken an early lead of 1-0. There were about six minutes left for the match to end. Peru had to score a goal at any cost. Peru's Kilo Lobaton scored a goal, the ball also hit the net but the match referee called it a foul and refused to award the goal. After this, the angry spectators started creating a ruckus in the stadium. People ran to beat the referee. The police caught hold of a spectator and beat him badly, which further fuelled the anger. The police fired tear gas shells. Fires broke out in the stadium. Hundreds of people died after being crushed under the feet of the crowd. According to official figures, 328 people died, but the actual number of deaths was much higher than this. National mourning was declared in Peru for the next seven days.
important events
1689: The British Parliament guaranteed religious freedom to Protestant Christians.
1885: Syed Ahmed Khan founded the Muhammadan Anglo Oriental School in Aligarh. It is now known as Aligarh Muslim University.
1883: The Brooklyn Bridge, connecting Brooklyn and Manhattan, was opened to traffic.
1915: Thomas Alva Edison invented the telescribe.
1931: The first air-conditioned passenger train ran on the Baltimore Ohio route in America.
1959: Empire Day was renamed Commonwealth Day.
1985: 10 thousand people died due to cyclonic storm in Bangladesh.
1986: Margaret Thatcher became the first British Prime Minister to visit Israel.
1994: More than 250 pilgrims died in a stampede during Hajj in Mina (Saudi Arabia).
1994: Four men accused of bombing the World Trade Center in New York City in 1993 were each sentenced to 240 years in prison.
2001: 15-year-old Sherpa Tenzing Sheri of Nepal became the youngest mountaineer to conquer Mount Everest.
2004: North Korea banned mobile phones.
2014: Former Thailand Prime Minister Tingluck Shinawatra was arrested following a military coup.
2015: Mumbai Indians defeated Chennai Super Kings in the final match of IPL at Eden Garden Stadium in Kolkata.
2019: 20 students died in a fire at a coaching centre in Surat, Gujarat.
Birth
1819: Queen Victoria, Queen of Great Britain and Ireland.
1899: Famous Bengali poet Kazi Nazrul Islam.
1955: Rajesh Roshan, famous music director of Hindi films.
death
1543: Polish astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus.
1990: Former Speaker of Lok Sabha KS Hegde.
1999: Great wrestling trainer Guru Hanuman.
Important Days
-Commonwealth Day.